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- EasyNet Systems Inc. Apr. 01, 1988
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- * Please read the EASYSHAR.TXT file for product discription and information.
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- Installation and Setup of EasyNet ShareWare Software
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- Product Name: EasyNet
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- EasyNet: Local Area Network
- Medium: RS232 based
- Max. Computers: 2
- Speed: upto 56K baud
- Cabling: RS232 cable - Pins 2 & 3 crossed 7 straight through
- Max. Distance: 200'
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- Computer Requirements: Minimum
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- PC XT AT 386 or
- Compatible(s):
- 640 KBytes of memory
- 1 COM (RS232) Port
- 1 Floppy drive
- 1 RS232 Cable (as configured above)
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- Computer Requirements
- Preferred:
- 640 KBytes of memory
- 1 COM (RS232) Port
- 1 Hard drive
- 1 Floppy drive
- 1 RS232 Cable (as configured above)
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- The software supplied is complete, and will allow you to connect together two
- Computers in a full PEER-to-PEER network configuration.
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- You should have received the following programs;
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- NETTASK.TSR Multi-Tasking Executive Program
- NETCOMM.TSR Comm Port I/O Driver Software
- NETINTF.TSK System Interface (NetBios Emulator)
- NETAGENT.TSK Server Module
- NETRDRCT.TSR Workstation Module
- NETERROR.EXE Screen - Error Report Module
- NETSTART.EXE Initialize & Load/Start Network
- NETDRIVE.SYS Virtual Disk Drive, Driver Module (Config.sys)
- USE.EXE Drive & Printer Assignment Program
- CONFIG1.NET Sample EasyNet Config file for Computer 1
- CONFIG2.NET Sample EasyNet Config file for Computer 2
- CONFIG.ADD Lines to add to existing Config.sys file
- READ.ME Explanation of the Easynet System
- SHARE.TXT Explanation on Drive, Printer Resource sharing
- SETBAUD.EXE Utility to set baud rate of the COMM Port
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- INSTALLATION:
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- Hard Drive Installation
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- 1. Create a directory (MD C:\EASYNET) off of the root directory.
- 2. Copy all the EasyNet files into this directory.
- 3. Put the file NETDRIVE.SYS into the root directory.
- 4. Append to the end of CONFIG.SYS the CONFIG.ADD file
- (copy c:\config.sys+c:\easynet\config.add c:\config.sys).
- This is one possible way. Another way is to edit the existing
- CONFIG.SYS file and simply add to the end of your config.sys file;
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- buffers=25
- files=20
- device=c:\netdrive.sys
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- If you do not have a CONFIG.SYS file, create one with these entries.
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- 5. You must now add to your startup path statement the EASYNET directory.
- This can be done by editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and adding the
- C:\EASYNET to your path.
- THIS IS IMPORTANT SO EASYNET CAN LOCATE ITS PROGRAMS AUTOMATICALLY.
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- 6. Now all that is left is to copy the file CONFIG1.NET to the root directory (COPY C:\EASYNET\CONFIG1.NET C:\CONFIG.NET).
- If this is the first computer then use the file CONFIG1.NET; if it is the
- second computer, use the file CONFIG2.NET.
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- Please be sure you use the correct CONFIGn.NET file on the correct computer,
- as both PCs cannot use the same file.
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- Once you have finished the above steps the machine must be rebooted to load the
- NETDRIVE.SYS driver. When done booting, please enter the command "NETSTART /R".
- This is the startup program which will load the EasyNet network.
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- The network is now loaded and stays resident in memory. You can log onto a
- remote computer's disk drive by simply entering the drive letter (D: or E:)
- corresponding to the remote computer's physical drive. The drive assignments
- can be viewed from DOS at any time by entering "USE /L", and can be changed
- by the program "USE".
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- Floppy Installation
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- First format a DOS diskette with the /S option, this will be a "BOOT" disk.
- You may then copy the EasyNet programs onto this floppy disk. You will have
- to rename the EasyNet file CONFIG.ADD to CONFIG.SYS on this floppy disk. You
- may then rename the file CONFIG1.NET if this is your first computer to
- CONFIG.NET (rename CONFIG2.NET if Second PC). The network is now ready.
- Please reboot the floppy based computer and enter NETSTART /R at the prompt.
- Follow the same steps as with a hard disk above to find out where the
- remote drives are and to use the network.
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- Please feel free to experiment with the network. The program USE.EXE has a
- help system built into it. Use the F1 or F3 keys to get help.
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